Overview

• In the latest episode, captain Kunickaa Sadanand assigned Gaurav Khanna kitchen duty as a punishment after a feud, which he refused.
• Khanna told housemates he would not cook because he does not know how to make Indian food.
• Following his refusal, Kunickaa reassigned him to clean washrooms with Zeishaan Quadri, as reported by coverage of the episode.
• A circulating clip of the exchange drew social media comments questioning whether Celebrity MasterChef was scripted, a claim not substantiated by evidence in the reports.
• Rajiv Adatia posted a video defending Khanna by noting his focus on desserts and single plated dishes on MasterChef, while Khanna’s team stated on X that he learned during the show and that cooking daily for 20–25 people is a different task.